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Through The Lens of Raghu Rai: An evening in Mumbai
A film screening at the open air venue –Press Club Mumbai terrace—brought alive the works and perspective of the legendary photographer, Raghu Rai
Police lathi-charge students at Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Delhi
Image Courtesy:scroll.in Violent clashes erupted when students of Jamia Milia...
40,000 trees cut in Odisha!
Just like in Chhattisgarh, officials obtained a fake Gram Sabha certificate to take over tribal land
Govt earmarks 57,000 acres of land in J&K for industrial projects
There is still no clarity on whether or not, the citizens of the UT will get domicile rights
Tripura on the edge post CAB, leaders meet Amit Shah
Even as anti-CAB protests intensify in Assam, things are not getting better next door in Tripura either.
CAB gets Presidential assent, NE remains turbulent
President Ramnath Kovind gave his assent to the Citizenship...
MHA’s boiler-plate response to questions about NRC
There are times when in the Parliament, subjective questions are asked, to which one cannot expect the government to give an unreserved response. However, the fact that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) completely sidestepped the issues raised in questions posed to it about the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and the possibility of a similar exercise being conducted across India, reeks of arrogance.
Anti-CAB protestors defy curfew in Assam, PM’s tweet useless amidst internet shutdown
PM issues statement of assurance on Twitter for people of a state facing an internet shut down!
3 killed in anti-CAB protests in Assam
Police resort to firing, lathi-charge and tear gas shelling to control protesters, as agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill refuses to dissipate in Assam.
New data protection law comprehensive but full of exemptions
In the Winter session of this year, the ‘Personal Data Protection Bill’ based on the recommendations and findings of the Justice Srikrishna report, has been tabled in the Lok Sabha. The bill, however, has been referred to a joint select committee consisting of 30 members who will submit their report by the budget session next year after many opposition parties wanted changes to be made to the law.
927 Sikhs and Hindus granted citizenship since 2018
In one of the questions on December 11 in Rajya Sabha came a question from Dr. Kirodi Lal Meena of BJP seeking data on citizenship given to refugees from particularly Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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